Ash-tkay



C. 'A. PRESCOTT.

ASH TRAY. APPLICATION HLED MAR.13.1919.

Patented Dec. 2, 1919.

' CHARLES A.` PRESGOTT, 0F HUDSON FALLS, NEW YORK.

ASH-TRAY.

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Specification of lLetters Patent.

Application filed lllIaroh 13, 191.9. Serial No. 282,276.

To al] whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. Pnesco'r'r, a citizen of the United States, residin at Hudson Falls, in the county of Washmgton, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ash- Trays; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.,

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in ash trays and has as its prime object the provision of a combined match bo-x and ash tray which may be readily secured to the under side of the arm of a chair, the edge of a table, or other like place where such a device is needed.

A. further object is to provide a novel and improved device of this character wherein means are provided for securing the device to the under face of an object or piece of furniture whereby and easily swung beneath the object.

A further object is to provide novel and improved means for holding the device from accidental 4movement, 4from either its concealed or exposed positions. I fg Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,

In the drawing:

Figure 1 isa side elevation of the tray associated with the arm of a chair, the tray the device may be quickly into and out of position 'being shown beneath the arm,

Fi 2 is a bottom plan View of the tra and t e attaching means, the said tray an attaching means being removed from .the arm of the chair.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the attaching disk, showing thestop lug thereon.

Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the tray.

Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal `central sectional view` throu h the tray.

Referring particu arly to `the accompany- 'ing drawing, 1 designates the arm of a chair to the lower face ofl which is secured the disk 3, by means of the' round-headed screws 2. Depending from the lower face of the disk, adjacent the edge thereof, and near the outer Vedge of the arm 1, is' a lug 4. Dependingfrom the center of the disk is a pivot pin 5 which has an enlarged head 6 on its outer end. Engaged around the stem of the pin 5 is the loop or eye 7 ofthe outwardly diverging arms 8, said arms extending in parallel relation to each other beyond the outer ends of the divergent portions, the other ends of the arms being directed inwardly at right angles toward each other as shown at 11. A tra is disposed between the parallel portions Q the arms 8 and has its sidesy rolled on said arms, -and one of its ends rolled around the portions 11, as shown in Fig. 5, the rolled edges ofthe sides being shown at l0. The parallel portions of the arms are designated by the character 9. Extending transversely within the tray is a vertical partition 14, and disposed in the forward compartment is the match receptacle 15, the upper edges of two of its sides and one end being rolled around the portions-9 and a stiifening wire 9. In the other compartment of the tray there is disposed thereceptacle 18 which is adapted to receive ashes, the sides inclined upwardly and outwardly and rolled over the arms 9 and the portions 11. These trays, however, are arranged to be readily removed from the maintray so that they may be cleaned.

It will be noted that the lug 4 is disposed a circular distance from the screws 2 equal to ninety degrees, and is located forengagement by the divergent portions of the arm, so as to limit the pivotal movement of the tray with respect to the disk. Thus, with the disk 3 so fastened to a chair arm, for example, that the lug 4 lies near an edge of the arm, thetray may be swung to engage one of the arms- 8 with the lu when the tray will project beyond the chair v-vice can be `easily and quickly swung outwardly when needed, and when not being used is swung into concealed position. rllhe construction permits the contents to beemptied without removing the entire device; 'lhe portions of the wire, at 11, are

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v'twisted together and extended outwardly table or to replace the same therebeneath.

What is claimed is: i 1. The combination with a support, of a disk secured to the lower face of the support' and having a depending lug on its lower face adjacent and edge of the support, vfastening means for securing the disk to the supportand havin projecting heads, a tray having outwar ly extending integral converging arms of resilient material, said arms terminating in a common loop, and a pin extending downwardly from Jthe center of the disk for the pivotal reception of the said loop, whereby the tray is capable of swinging movement into and out of position beneath the support,. the lug being located for engagement with the resilient arms to limit movement of the tray while the head of' one of the fastening means is located so as to engage between said arms to releasably hold the tray beneath the support.

2.A11 ash tray for attachment to the under faces of articles of furniture in a way to be swung into and out of position to lie beneath such furniture and to be closed thereby, consisting of an attaching plate 4having an opening for the reception of an l attaching device for securing the plate to a support, an attaching device in said opening, a member pivotally connected with the plate against the lower face thereof and including a resilient portion shi/ftable, thro I h movement of the member, across t e ,A 3. An ash tray for attachment to the undersurfaces of articles of furniture'in a way to be swung into and out of position to lie beneath such furniture, consisting of a receptacle, resilient arms carried by the receptacle, means for connecting the arms to an article of furniture for pivotal move' ment of the receptacle tdlie at times beneath the article of furniture and at times to extend outwardly therebeyondand a pin .constituting a part of the means for attaching the arms to an article of furniture, said pin extending into the path of movement o f the arms, said arms by reason of their resilience, being movable over the pin tol lie with the `pin between the arms, said pin being so located vthat when it lies between the arms, the receptacle will lie in a predetermined position, by which structure and arrangement the pin acts to hold the receptacle yieldably in such osition. i

In testimony where/o I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.'

.CHARLS A. Pans-oom.

Witnesses i W. S. SAWYER, GEO. A. Inomics;4 

